Hyperichius said, ‘Keep praising God with hymns, and meditating continually, and so lighten the burden of the temptations that attack you. A traveller carrying a heavy burden stops from time to time to take deep breaths, and so makes the … Continue reading
Read: Psalm 25; Lamentations 3; Romans 15:1-13; Ephesians 4 In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the … Continue reading
First, a prayer: God, creator of heaven and earth, it is time for you to come, for our time is running out and our world is passing away. You gave us life in peace, one with another, and we have … Continue reading
Read: Psalm 25; Lamentations 3; Romans 15:1-13; Ephesians 4 In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the … Continue reading
Trinity in unity, preserve me. Unity in Trinity, have mercy on me. I pray, preserve me from all dangers which overwhelm me like the waves of the sea, so that neither mortality nor the vanity of the world may sweep … Continue reading
Read Isaiah 61; Acts 2; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 John 2:27 While I was in seminary and a little while after, I was working as a young adults pastor, with added responsibilities in teaching Christian education classes. I also helped … Continue reading
Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18; Jeremiah 20:7-18; Acts 16:11-34; Ephesians 5:15-20 When I was in college, I experienced a roller coaster in my relationship with God. I went to a Christian school in the Chicago area because I felt God leading me … Continue reading
From what I can figure, I’ve been dealing with clinical depression for about 35 years. I started taking an anti-depressant for the first time in mid-October. I’m taking an anti-depressant because of the faith I have in Christ and the … Continue reading
Among the problems of social media is the confusion between an aspirational post (“this is a good example and encouragement to me”) versus an expectational post (“You other people need to do this”) The first is helpful and a sign … Continue reading
If our ecclesiology has been co-opted by the systems, then we cannot find liberation by revision within the systems as they are currently expressed. That perpetuates the system. It is thus important to assess the theological issues that led to … Continue reading
